A picture a day....biker banter (Vol 4)

[308mate]

I know an RT with a 50L top box doesn't prompt women to throw their knickers at me as I ride by, but I'm old now and practicality is king.

[sjtscott]

308mate said:

I know an RT with a 50L top box doesn't prompt women to throw their knickers at me as I ride by, but I'm old now and practicality is king.

I miss my old Givi E55 in terms in terms of practicality like getting in 3 large bags of food shopping, but having a relatively small and light bike and using a rucksack for my commute is working out ok, just i have to take the car shopping now lol

I do still have the box but no way to fit it to the bike, let alone that it's not suitable for a speed triple

[theshrew]

Biker's Nemesis said:

Bikes in bits, where has this year gone!

Its fking depressing. Think I've only managed to get 2 good days out this year

[Janluke]

Collected my new bike yesterday, Victory Hammer traded in for an Indian Dark Horse. I was sorry to see the hammer go but the Indian. First 100 miles done and I'm loving it

[Jazoli]

Can anyone enlighten me as to what this is?

Its under the pillion pad on my R1,



Some sort of magnet linked to a sensor to say the seat is loose, or fat bd on board?

[Tommo13]

A bit of googling reckons it could be this ? Why it's there though is anyones guess

http://www.littelfuse.com/products/magnetic-sensor...

[Gunk]

Perhaps all your movements are being tracked by GCHQ

[moto_traxport]

Jazoli said:

Can anyone enlighten me as to what this is?

Its under the pillion pad on my R1,



Some sort of magnet linked to a sensor to say the seat is loose, or fat bd on board?

I would guess at sensor (or the remains of one) to protect area where alarm is/was.

Thought you had an SV1000. Another bike change?

[Jazoli]

Tommo13 said:

A bit of googling reckons it could be this ? Why it's there though is anyones guess

http://www.littelfuse.com/products/magnetic-sensor...

Yeah I found that, I have sent the previous owner a text as I have genuinely no idea

moto_traxport said:

I would guess at sensor (or the remains of one) to protect area where alarm is/was.

Thought you had an SV1000. Another bike change?

That would make sense, yes new bike, SV has gone, I managed to save a few quid and get the bike I have wanted for a while now.

Edited by Jazoli on Saturday 22 October 09:56

[podman]

Biker's Nemesis said:

Bikes in bits, where has this year gone!

That's a fact, it certainly has flown by this year..

[podman]

moto_traxport said:

Jazoli said:

Can anyone enlighten me as to what this is?

Its under the pillion pad on my R1,



Some sort of magnet linked to a sensor to say the seat is loose, or fat bd on board?

I would guess at sensor (or the remains of one) to protect area where alarm is/was.

Thought you had an SV1000. Another bike change?

Agree, some fitters put a switch under the seat to trigger the alarm if someone goes for alarm/alarm siren in the first place.

[Biker's Nemesis]

podman said:

moto_traxport said:

Jazoli said:

Can anyone enlighten me as to what this is?

Its under the pillion pad on my R1,



Some sort of magnet linked to a sensor to say the seat is loose, or fat bd on board?

I would guess at sensor (or the remains of one) to protect area where alarm is/was.

Thought you had an SV1000. Another bike change?

Agree, some fitters put a switch under the seat to trigger the alarm if someone goes for alarm/alarm siren in the first place.

Its a switch off an old alarm.

[EagleMoto4-2]

Biker's Nemesis said:

twizellb said:

Alicatt1 said:

Thanks for the kind thoughts everyone.

Having seen the video from the track, he did not suffer.

the last two pics if him, this one he sent to my wife and I at lunch time saying he was having a great day, and a few hours later he was gone.


This is the last pic we know of, of him, it was taken just a few minutes before the accident.

So sad to hear.

Yes, so sad.

Indeed, RIP.

[Alicatt1]

sjtscott said:

I miss my old Givi E55 in terms in terms of practicality like getting in 3 large bags of food shopping, but having a relatively small and light bike and using a rucksack for my commute is working out ok, just i have to take the car shopping now lol

I do still have the box but no way to fit it to the bike, let alone that it's not suitable for a speed triple

I too have a Givi E55 on my FJR1300, riding 1 up it catches the wind and makes the front very light once you get up to motorway speeds here the bike starts to get unstable and anything over 130km/h the bike is wanting to start a tank slapper. Without the top box on the bike is fine and stable up to vmax.

Somewhere in Normandy

[Gunk]

Alicatt1 said:

sjtscott said:

I miss my old Givi E55 in terms in terms of practicality like getting in 3 large bags of food shopping, but having a relatively small and light bike and using a rucksack for my commute is working out ok, just i have to take the car shopping now lol

I do still have the box but no way to fit it to the bike, let alone that it's not suitable for a speed triple

I too have a Givi E55 on my FJR1300, riding 1 up it catches the wind and makes the front very light once you get up to motorway speeds here the bike starts to get unstable and anything over 130km/h the bike is wanting to start a tank slapper. Without the top box on the bike is fine and stable up to vmax.

Somewhere in Normandy

I'm sure Yamaha don't recommend a top box on the FJR, that's perhaps why!

[308mate]

Alicatt1 said:

sjtscott said:

I miss my old Givi E55 in terms in terms of practicality like getting in 3 large bags of food shopping, but having a relatively small and light bike and using a rucksack for my commute is working out ok, just i have to take the car shopping now lol

I do still have the box but no way to fit it to the bike, let alone that it's not suitable for a speed triple

I too have a Givi E55 on my FJR1300, riding 1 up it catches the wind and makes the front very light once you get up to motorway speeds here the bike starts to get unstable and anything over 130km/h the bike is wanting to start a tank slapper. Without the top box on the bike is fine and stable up to vmax.

Somewhere in Normandy

The RT is not unstable at speed with the top box on, but you can definitely feel it being buffeted by the air after it goes around the screen and then me. If I remove it, it's undoubtedly nicer to ride at high(er) speeds.

[slevin911]

Few pics of my super tenere from the last couple of weeks.

[Alicatt1]

Gunk said:

I'm sure Yamaha don't recommend a top box on the FJR, that's perhaps why!

Well they do make one for it themselves, and you can get it in the matching colour of the bike, it fits on the standard plate that comes with the bike. It is much smaller than the Givi tho at 39l compared with thr 55l of the Givi. I was not complaining about it just stating that top boxes can upset the handling and for people to take note of it.

http://yamabits.co.uk/yamaha-39l-topcase-touring.h...

[Alicatt1]

Looking through my photos, I came across one of my cousins on his Triumph Tiger Cub, early 1960s, maybe 1962 or 63.



There are some pics of my grandfather with his motorbike and sidecar but I have not been able to find any of them yet, got 1000s of negatives to go through!

[srob]

Alicatt1 said:

Looking through my photos, I came across one of my cousins on his Triumph Tiger Cub, early 1960s, maybe 1962 or 63.



There are some pics of my grandfather with his motorbike and sidecar but I have not been able to find any of them yet, got 1000s of negatives to go through!

Get them found and posted